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Which of the following is a data redundancy
problem usually
associated with the flat-
file approach to data
management?
Which problem is the inability to determine what data is available
characteristically
associated with the flat-
file approach to data
management?
A description of the the internal view.
physical arrangement of
records in the database is
Which of the following the user view
may provide many distinct
views of the database?
The update anomaly in occurs because of data redundancy.
unnormalized tables
The deletion anomaly in may result in the loss of important data.
unnormalized tables
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Which document triggers the customer purchase order
the revenue cycle?
The accounts payable department is least likely to be
Which department is least involved in the revenue cycle. Accounts payable is
likely to be involved in the charged with managing the segment of the
revenue cycle? expenditure cycle that involves payments to vendors
and creditors.
The purpose of the sales invoice is to bill the
customer. The sales invoice will be sent to the
The purpose of the sales
customer for payment. At the same time the invoice
invoice is to
will also update inventory, send a journal to the
general ledger, and record the sales journal.
Supervision is a compensating control for customer
Which type of control is
payments. Compensating controls are put in place
considered a
when more effective controls are deemed too difficult
compensating control for
or costly to implement. Supervision is the simplest and
customer payments?
most common form of compensating control.
The word "integrated" means that the transfer of
Commercial accounting
information among modules occurs automatically. In a
systems have fully
fully integrated system, the shipping advice will
integrated modules. The
generate the request for invoice automatically. This
word "integrated" means
eliminates the risk that the invoice request is not
that
processed or is processed for a different amount.
A copy of the purchase order (PO) is sent to the
A copy of the purchase vendor. The purchase order is the formal document
order (PO) is sent to the that tells the vendor what material is needed, at what
price, in what quantity and on what date.
The departments involved in the purchasing process
The departments involved are purchasing, receiving, inventory control and
in the purchasing process accounts payable. Accounts payable completes the
are purchasing, receiving, purchasing process by authorizing and executing the
inventory control and cash disbursement based on a signal from receiving
or inventory control.
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When a cash disbursement in payment of an accounts
When a cash disbursement payable is recorded the liability account is decreased.
in payment of an accounts On the Balance Sheet, accounts payable is a current
payable is recorded liability. When a cash disbursement is recorded, the
liability will be reduced.
The greatest risk of misappropriation of funds occurs
in accounts payable. This may take the form of
The greatest risk of
payments for goods not ordered or received and to
misappropriation of funds
vendors that do not exist. The risk can be reduced
occurs in
through supervision, segregation of duties,
independent verification, or automated processes.
In a firm with proper segregation of duties, adequate
supervision is most critical in receiving. Every day
In a firm with proper materials arrive on the receiving dock. Until those
segregation of duties, receipts are recorded in the system, they are invisible
adequate supervision as a to anyone but the receivers and their supervisors.
compensating control is Supervision is a compensating control appropriate
still necessary in before more automated controls take effect. Scanning
technology and automated three-way match are
technological controls that reduce risk.
The fixed asset system records the purchase of a new
The fixed asset system plant. The fixed asset system records property, plant,
records the and equipment used in the operation of the business.
These represent the largest investments of the firm.
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In a technology-enabled payroll system, Personnel,
Time Keeping, Payroll and Accounts Payable connect
to cash disbursements to pay employees. Personnel
In a technology enabled inputs the basic employee information and rate of
payroll system, Personnel, pay; Time Keeping collects hours worked and verifies
Time Keeping, Payroll, and time cards; Payroll inputs the hours worked into the
Accounts Payable connect payroll system which calculates gross and net pay,
to which department to taxes, and other deductions; Accounts Payable
pay employees? approves the payment amount; and finally cash
disbursements issues pay checks or direct deposit.
The general ledger will be updated after the cash
disbursement occurs.
An important reconciliation in the payroll system is
that the general ledger compares the labor
distribution summary from cost accounting to the
An important disbursement voucher from accounts payable. Cost
reconciliation in the accounting will be tracking the job tickets to properly
payroll system is account for work in process. Accounts payable will
produce a disbursement voucher based on input from
timecards. Job tickets and timecards should match
when hours and hourly rates are extended.
The distribution of paychecks by the employees'
immediate supervisor is an internal control weakness.
Paychecks should go directly to employees either by
mail or through direct deposit. Giving the
Which of the following
responsibility for distribution to the supervisor creates
situations represents an
the possibility of loss, theft, or withholding of pay
internal control weakness?
from an employee that the supervisor simply does not
like. An additional risk arises if the employee is absent
on payday and the supervisor has no secure storage
for the check until the employee is back.
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Which of the following is a data redundancy
problem usually
associated with the flat-
file approach to data
management?
Which problem is the inability to determine what data is available
characteristically
associated with the flat-
file approach to data
management?
A description of the the internal view.
physical arrangement of
records in the database is
Which of the following the user view
may provide many distinct
views of the database?
The update anomaly in occurs because of data redundancy.
unnormalized tables
The deletion anomaly in may result in the loss of important data.
unnormalized tables
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Which document triggers the customer purchase order
the revenue cycle?
The accounts payable department is least likely to be
Which department is least involved in the revenue cycle. Accounts payable is
likely to be involved in the charged with managing the segment of the
revenue cycle? expenditure cycle that involves payments to vendors
and creditors.
The purpose of the sales invoice is to bill the
customer. The sales invoice will be sent to the
The purpose of the sales
customer for payment. At the same time the invoice
invoice is to
will also update inventory, send a journal to the
general ledger, and record the sales journal.
Supervision is a compensating control for customer
Which type of control is
payments. Compensating controls are put in place
considered a
when more effective controls are deemed too difficult
compensating control for
or costly to implement. Supervision is the simplest and
customer payments?
most common form of compensating control.
The word "integrated" means that the transfer of
Commercial accounting
information among modules occurs automatically. In a
systems have fully
fully integrated system, the shipping advice will
integrated modules. The
generate the request for invoice automatically. This
word "integrated" means
eliminates the risk that the invoice request is not
that
processed or is processed for a different amount.
A copy of the purchase order (PO) is sent to the
A copy of the purchase vendor. The purchase order is the formal document
order (PO) is sent to the that tells the vendor what material is needed, at what
price, in what quantity and on what date.
The departments involved in the purchasing process
The departments involved are purchasing, receiving, inventory control and
in the purchasing process accounts payable. Accounts payable completes the
are purchasing, receiving, purchasing process by authorizing and executing the
inventory control and cash disbursement based on a signal from receiving
or inventory control.
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When a cash disbursement in payment of an accounts
When a cash disbursement payable is recorded the liability account is decreased.
in payment of an accounts On the Balance Sheet, accounts payable is a current
payable is recorded liability. When a cash disbursement is recorded, the
liability will be reduced.
The greatest risk of misappropriation of funds occurs
in accounts payable. This may take the form of
The greatest risk of
payments for goods not ordered or received and to
misappropriation of funds
vendors that do not exist. The risk can be reduced
occurs in
through supervision, segregation of duties,
independent verification, or automated processes.
In a firm with proper segregation of duties, adequate
supervision is most critical in receiving. Every day
In a firm with proper materials arrive on the receiving dock. Until those
segregation of duties, receipts are recorded in the system, they are invisible
adequate supervision as a to anyone but the receivers and their supervisors.
compensating control is Supervision is a compensating control appropriate
still necessary in before more automated controls take effect. Scanning
technology and automated three-way match are
technological controls that reduce risk.
The fixed asset system records the purchase of a new
The fixed asset system plant. The fixed asset system records property, plant,
records the and equipment used in the operation of the business.
These represent the largest investments of the firm.
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In a technology-enabled payroll system, Personnel,
Time Keeping, Payroll and Accounts Payable connect
to cash disbursements to pay employees. Personnel
In a technology enabled inputs the basic employee information and rate of
payroll system, Personnel, pay; Time Keeping collects hours worked and verifies
Time Keeping, Payroll, and time cards; Payroll inputs the hours worked into the
Accounts Payable connect payroll system which calculates gross and net pay,
to which department to taxes, and other deductions; Accounts Payable
pay employees? approves the payment amount; and finally cash
disbursements issues pay checks or direct deposit.
The general ledger will be updated after the cash
disbursement occurs.
An important reconciliation in the payroll system is
that the general ledger compares the labor
distribution summary from cost accounting to the
An important disbursement voucher from accounts payable. Cost
reconciliation in the accounting will be tracking the job tickets to properly
payroll system is account for work in process. Accounts payable will
produce a disbursement voucher based on input from
timecards. Job tickets and timecards should match
when hours and hourly rates are extended.
The distribution of paychecks by the employees'
immediate supervisor is an internal control weakness.
Paychecks should go directly to employees either by
mail or through direct deposit. Giving the
Which of the following
responsibility for distribution to the supervisor creates
situations represents an
the possibility of loss, theft, or withholding of pay
internal control weakness?
from an employee that the supervisor simply does not
like. An additional risk arises if the employee is absent
on payday and the supervisor has no secure storage
for the check until the employee is back.
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